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Trivia of the Day Blog
Friday, April 10, 2009
Trivia for 4/10
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/9: What product does Starbucks sell in varieties called Om, Zen and Awake? 49 players answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/10: What do Marquis de Lafayette, Winston Churchill, Raoul Wallenberg, William and Hannah Callowhill Penn and Mother Theresa all have in common? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Trivia for 4/9
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/8: From Player ChristmasFun: Who was the Most Outstanding Player of the 2009 NCAA Men's Division 1 Final 4? (A) Ty Lawson (B) Hasheem Thabeet (C) Tyler Hansbrough (D) Wayne Ellington (E) Jeff Adrien Ans: (D) Wayne Ellington. 41 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/8: What product does Starbucks sell in varieties called Om, Zen and Awake? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Trivia for 4/8
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/7: Lizzie Borden, while acquitted of the murders of her father and step-mother, is still widely believed to have been the perpetrator. After the trial, Lizzie and her sister moved to a new house they named Maplecroft. A falling-out in 1905 estranged the sisters. Lizzie died of pneumonia in 1927 and, coincidentally, her sister died 9 days later, on June 10. What was Lizzie's sister's name? (Hint: I am NOT looking for Alice, the name of a sister who died when only a small child.) 50 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/8: From Player ChristmasFun: Who was the Most Outstanding Player of the 2009 NCAA Men's Division 1 Final 4? (A) Ty Lawson (B) Hasheem Thabeet (C) Tyler Hansbrough (D) Wayne Ellington (E) Jeff Adrien ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Trivia for 4/7
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/6: What does an ombrometer measure? An ombrometer is an instrument for measuring rainfall; a rain gauge. 56 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/7: Lizzie Borden, while acquitted of the murders of her father and step-mother, is still widely believed to have been the perpetrator. After the trial, Lizzie and her sister moved to a new house they named Maplecroft. A falling-out in 1905 estranged the sisters. Lizzie died of pneumonia in 1927 and, coincidentally, her sister died 9 days later, on June 10. What was Lizzie's sister's name? (Hint: I am NOT looking for Alice, the name of a sister who died when only a small child.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Trivia for 4/6
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/3: What is the name of the boar who gives an impassioned speech to the other farm animals before dying of old age, at the beginning of Orwell's classic Animal Farm? Old Major, who is also known by his show name of Willingdon Beauty. Napolean is the boar who becomes the "leader" of the farm, the tyrant. Snowball is Napolean's rival, eventually driven away from the farm. 39 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/6: What does an ombrometer measure? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Friday, April 3, 2009
Trivia for 4/3
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/2: Which magician penned Sock, a novel written from the point of view of a sock monkey named Dickie? (A) David Copperfield (B) Doug Henning (C) Penn Jillette (D) The Amazing Kreskin 53 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/3: What is the name of the boar who gives an impassioned speech to the other farm animals before dying of old age, at the beginning of Orwell's classic Animal Farm? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Trivia for 4/2
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 4/1: What does the word 'cachinnate' mean? To laugh hard, loudly or convulsively. A guffaw. 50 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/2: Which magician penned Sock, a novel written from the point of view of a sock monkey named Dickie? (A) David Copperfield (B) Doug Henning (C) Penn Jillette (D) The Amazing Kreskin ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
March Rankings
Here are the rankings for March 2009: There were 22 questions, with a total of 22 points: #1 (22 correct): AC918 (Anne) Aggiemom Marie Bouchard Carol Carrara Catherine (SpclDove) Cathy (ThtWildCat) ChristmasFun Grace Daisy Kathy Dent (BOOKWORM) Donna Golfitr Susan Hardisty Jeanie Maggie Nancy Mello Ronald Mello PREY TIME Snowflake Tanny XTEX4 #2 (21 correct): GZULU INBALANCE1 K. Pavlov SusanL C. Underwood Dave W. (SILVERANBLACK) #3 (20 correct): Dragon S. Giordano KANGA Peggy Mueller #4 (19 correct): #5 (18 correct): George Malits mjnapco Tessa #6 (16 correct): Pat Cieslak Larry Iannetti Bill Tootill #7 (15 correct): Sandy DeCoff Becky Salz Stephanie Twine-Haig #8 (14 correct): Baxtersplace Caro7lk Brian Chenevert Linda Guilfoil Linda Hodgdon KathyKraj Talula~ #9 (13 correct): Marc Enyedy Maxine Kingsbury Quietone9498 #10 (12 correct): Ben Guilfoil Honorable Mentions: Abuckle; Lorrie Cook; Courtney; Melissa Hammond; Kelly Jefferson; JMB; Mary Jane Leach; MH Techs; Patti Moreau; PeniVixen; Jacki Tibbitts; Paul Vangel Congratulations & Good Luck in April! Take care --- Joe
Trivia for 4/1
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/31: A barcarolle is a folk-type song traditionally sung by people in what profession? Venetian gondoliers. The name is barcarolle (also barcarola) is also used for music composed in this style, sometimes in operas. 54 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 4/1: Ended March with a definition, so we will begin April the same way: What does the word 'cachinnate' mean? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Trivia for 3/31
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Answer for 3/30: Olympic champion Bruce Jenner took on a TV role as Officer Steve McLeish when one of the stars of this show was temporarily out due to a contract dispute. What show was this? "CHiPs". Erik Estrada was absent for 6 episodes in 1981, and Jenner filled in briefly as a different officer. 54 people answered correctly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Question for 3/31: A barcarolle is a folk-type song traditionally sung by people in what profession? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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